Child, 5, dies when van hits town plow truck in Columbia County

HILLSDALE (AP) >> State police said a 5-year-old child died and a teenager was hospitalized after the vehicle they were in rear-ended a town plow truck in this Columbia County town.

Troopers said a minivan was traveling on state Route 23 around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday when it slammed into the rear of a town of Hillsdale plow truck.

The driver and front-seat passenger in the minivan were taken to Albany Medical Center for minor injuries.

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Troopers said a 14-year-old seated in the back seat of the van was seriously injured and was also at the Albany hospital. A 5-year-old rear-seat passenger died at the scene. The victims’ names weren’t immediately released.